System and method for improving windrow dry-down

A system for automatically adjusting a crop conditioner assembly on a windrower machine, comprising:

• an actuator controller that operably receives input data indicative of:
• a current crop moisture characteristic;
• a target crop moisture characteristic;
• and a crop dry-down characteristic, the control module comprising:
• a computer processor;
• and memory that stores instructions configured to, when processed by the computer processor, generate actuator adjustment data indicative of an adjustment to a crop conditioner assembly in a windrower machine to meet a predetermined crop conditioning characteristic based at least upon the current crop moisture characteristic, target crop moisture characteristic, and crop dry-down characteristic;
• wherein, the one or more actuators are configured to adjust one or more of:
• a speed of one or more sets of rollers in a roller assembly of the crop conditioner assembly;
• a pressure exerted by the one or more sets of rollers on the target crop;
• a distance between each roller in the one or more sets of rollers;
• and a number of active sets of rollers in the roller assembly;
• and the one or more actuators adjust the crop conditioner assembly of the windrower implement based at least on the adjustment data.